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Circle's Expands Beyond Coinbase, Binance Partnerships, Strikes Deal With Bybit
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - 3:52pm | 437Stablecoin issuer Circle (NYSE:CRCL) has reportedly struck a revenue-sharing agreement with Bybit, the world's second-largest crypto exchange, as part of its ongoing effort to expand the reach of its U.S. dollar-pegged USDC (CRYPTO: USDC) token, according to sources familiar with the deal. While...
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The Surprising Factor Behind Crypto Flash Crashes—And It's Not Trading Bots
Friday, July 4, 2025 - 2:22pm | 529Arkadiy Amiryan, Chief Operating Officer of Veles Finance, challenged the idea that user-friendly crypto trading bots are responsible for flash crashes or amplifying herd behavior in the digital asset market. Instead, he pointed to social media hype and high-profile endorsements as the primary...
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North Korean Hackers Top Crypto Exploits List, But Another State May Surprise You
Friday, June 27, 2025 - 10:12am | 534Crypto hacks and exploits have surged to record levels in the first half of 2025, with total losses exceeding $2.1 billion across at least 75 incidents, according to blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs. What Happened: The figure marks the highest-ever total for the first half of a year,...
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Bitcoin Veteran Trader Goes Long Again After $15 Million In Losses — Will Third Time Be The Charm?
Friday, June 20, 2025 - 10:20am | 626Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is trading in a range, with sudden drops triggering losses for long-position traders. Despite this, bullish sentiment remains strong, supported by solid underlying fundamentals across the broader crypto market. What Happened: On-chain tracker Lookonchain in an X post on June...
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Bybit Breach Wake-Up Call: Security Must Be a Mindset, Not Just a Department, Says Failsafe's Aneirin Flynn
Sunday, March 2, 2025 - 12:15pm | 1010The recent $1.4 billion Ethereum theft from Bybit has shaken the crypto market and reignited debate over a hard fork to recover stolen funds. The scale of the hack highlights the growing risk of state-sponsored cybercrime and the urgent need for stronger security measures in the blockchain space....
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Tariffs Shock Hit Stocks, Cryptos, While Nvidia Fails To Come To The Rescue: This Week In Markets
Friday, February 28, 2025 - 5:02pm | 557Risk assets tumbled as a wave of bearish sentiment gripped markets, with escalating trade tensions, disappointing earnings and signs of economic fragility weighing on investor confidence. President Donald Trump confirmed a 25% tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada, effective March 4, while also...
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Would You Believe It? Bybit Hacker Now Holds More ETH Than Vitalik Buterin And The Ethereum Foundation
Monday, February 24, 2025 - 4:46am | 483The hacker who carried out the biggest heist in cryptocurrency history now holds more Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) than the blockchain's creator, Vitalik Buterin. What happened: North Korean state-backed Lazarus Group allegedly pilfered over $1.4 billion worth of ETH tokens after seizing control of the...
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Bybit Closes 'ETH Gap,' Back To 1:1 Reserve Ratio After Crypto Heist: Freezes $42.89 Million In Stolen Funds
Sunday, February 23, 2025 - 11:56pm | 821Bybit said on Sunday it froze $42.89 million of the hacked funds thanks to the efforts of multiple parties and returned to a 1:1 backing of the Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) held in custody, days after the shocking $1.4 billion exploit. What Happened: Bybit announced via X that it was successful in...
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Bitcoin Enthusiast Proposes Ethereum Chain Rollback Post $1.4B Bybit Cyber Heist
Sunday, February 23, 2025 - 4:59pm | 535Samson Mow, a staunch Bitcoin supporter, has suggested a rollback of the Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) blockchain. This comes in the wake of a massive $1.4 billion theft from the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, reportedly orchestrated by North Korean hackers. What Happened: In a post on X, Mow proposed...
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Financial Crime Weekly: $1.4 Billion Ethereum Stolen In Largest Crypto Hack Ever, SEC Creates Cyber And Emerging Technologies Unit
Sunday, February 23, 2025 - 2:20pm | 548$1.4 Billion Ethereum Stolen In Largest Crypto Hack In History Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit suffered a major breach on Friday which resulted in the theft of $1.4 billion Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). The incident is considered the largest cryptocurrency hack in history, surpassing the 2021 Poly Network...
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North Korea's Lazarus Group Suspected in $1.4 Billion Bybit Crypto Hack
Saturday, February 22, 2025 - 2:30pm | 605North Korea’s infamous Lazarus Group is suspected to be the mastermind behind the $1.4 billion Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) hack on cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, as per findings from blockchain data platform Arkham Intelligence. What Happened: According to the report, Lazarus Group, a state-...
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Bybit Offers $140M Bounty In Wake of $1.4B ETH Hack, Investigation Focuses On Safe
Saturday, February 22, 2025 - 11:16am | 471In the aftermath of a $1.4 billion Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) heist, cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has launched a recovery bounty program, offering a reward of up to 10% of the recovered funds to ethical cyber and network security experts who actively contribute to retrieving the stolen assets. This...
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Bybit Founder Confirms $1.4 Billion Ethereum Hack, Blames 'Masked' Transaction
Friday, February 21, 2025 - 12:39pm | 651Bybit founder Ben Zhou has confirmed that the cryptocurrency exchange suffered a $1.4 billion Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) hack, making it one of the largest security breaches in recent history. The attack, which targeted Bybit's Ethereum cold wallet, resulted in the loss of 401,347 ETH ($1.12 billion),...
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Bybit Suspends Crypto Operations In France Amid Rising Regulatory Tensions
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 - 5:03am | 442Popular cryptocurrency exchange Bybit announced Tuesday that it will discontinue its withdrawal and custody services in France owing to increasing regulatory pressures. What Happened: Bybit asked its French users to withdraw their funds before Jan. 8, 2025, at 8 a.m. UTC, to avoid any...
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Binance's Market Share Among Crypto Exchanges Slides As OKX, ByBit Chip Away At Its Dominance
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 - 4:17pm | 570The once-uncontested supremacy of Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) in the cryptocurrency exchange market may be waning, with its market share decreasing from 54.2% at the start of the year to 48.7% by the end of 2023. Why Cryptocurrency Market Is Recovering This dip in dominance is coming against...